Charles, Britain's largest landowner, has ventured into real estate again, proposing 2,500 homes in a medieval market town in the Duchy of Cornwall, Charles' exclusive domain, as well as a local centre with shops, community and commercial space. Not only that, but he also works on a 4,000-unit development in his territory of Nansledan, Newquay, Cornwall.
Charles's land, property and portfolio worth more than £1 billion in this private principality provide the monarch with a significant income, where he received £21 million for the financial year ending March 31, 2022, according to his annual accounts. Such a huge profit made Charles's plan to accumulate wealth another crazy step.
The town planned for development has many documented historic timber buildings, and it has 400 buildings that are on the protection list for their exceptional architectural and historical value. Charles's open-card plan soon sparked outrage, with accusations of "annexing historic villages into a single urban agglomeration".
Residents have warned that the estate's proposed construction on 320 acres of agricultural land is "completely inconsistent" with the king's position on environmental and agricultural issues. Located between farmland and nature reserves, the scale of the principality's plans will eclipse existing towns while exacerbating traffic congestion and pollution.
Richard Winnet: "Undertaking such a development would result in the loss of large tracts of high-quality productive agricultural land, which is not in line with the royal family's claim to care for the environment and green spaces." ”
Sarah Wormley: "I always thought the Principality cared about the environment and green spaces, and it seems that I was wrong. They also can't (or won't) maintain the homes they already have. ”
Angela Penrose: "Prince William and King Charles seem to have no end to their greed! It's a shame that they're posing as environmentalists, when in fact they're just in it for the money, like all developers! ”
"My family has always been very proud to be a third-generation Principality farmer, but now they are ashamed and betrayed," said James Adicut. There is no honor, only greed. We were hoping that the Royals might have forgotten about the development plan in good faith, but it was all superficial. ”
Peter Hall writes, "Do you really want 'under your gaze' that all of our historic villages will be annexed into an urban agglomeration, and that so much important agricultural land will be swallowed up?"
Sharon Oncho: "Is the Duchy of Cornwall the Prince of Wales as I understand it, and if the Duchy really believes that it will benefit the region, then they are completely misguided. We're already stretched thin. "None of the people I've seen support this app. In fact, we have been living in constant fear of what the Principality will do next and how it will destroy more of our beautiful countryside. ”
Nicky Wilmo: "If the planning application is approved, the countryside will be a thing of the past".
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